By Dr. Richard Lowery
Each one booklet during this sequence presents an in-depth examine an immense ordinary topic within the Bible and its lasting theological impression. The sequence is designed to reinforce the reader's figuring out of our biblical background and its relevance to devoted lifestyles this day. This booklet examines the biblical sabbath, sabbath-year, and jubilee traditions as a part of a broader attempt to mirror theologically on those demanding situations and issues to methods we'd construct a world ethic of financial and environmental justice.
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12:5; 140:12). Under God’s dominion, “the poor will eat and be satisfied” (Ps. 22:26, 28) because Yahweh “protects them and keeps them alive” (Ps. 41:1–2). God is “father of 26 2 Sam. 7:5, 8, 19–21, 25–29; 1 Kgs. 3:6–9; 8:23–26. Cf. Deut. 32:6; Ps. 103:13; Isa. 1:2–4; 63:8, 16; 64:8; Jer. 3:4, 19; 31:9; Mal. 1:6; 27 2:10. HOUSEHOLDS AND KINGS, HONOR AND SHAME 19 orphans and protector of widows” (Ps. 68:5). “God gives the desolate a home to live in” and “leads prisoners out to prosperity” (Ps. 68:6).
18 SABBATH AND JUBILEE the universe, the king rules the land (Ps. 89:3–37). The Davidic king is Yahweh’s “servant”26 and “son” (2 Sam. 7:14–15; Pss. 2:7; 89:26– 27), God’s representative on earth. E. (2 Kgs. 25), it became even more critical for biblical writers to emphasize the sovereign authority of Yahweh. ), which did not permit even a puppet king to occupy the throne in Jerusalem. Thus, the anonymous author of Isaiah 45 describes the Persian emperor Cyrus as Yahweh’s “messiah” (Isa. 45:1), though Cyrus did not worship nor even know about Yahweh (v.
146:10). God executes justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry, sets the prisoners free, opens the eyes of the blind, lifts up those who are bowed down, watches over strangers, upholds the orphan and the widow, and brings the way of the wicked to ruin (Ps. 146:7–9). Hannah’s astonishing prayer at the birth of her son Samuel expresses Israel’s hope in Yahweh as royal liberator of the oppressed (1 Sam. 2:1–10; cf. Luke 1:46–55). My heart rejoices in Yahweh! My strength is lifted up in Yahweh.